humpeln
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German *humpelen (attested in the nominalization humpeler). Compare Dutch hompelen, which, according to Van Neen & Van der Sijs, is of imitative origin, akin to huppen, English hop, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊmpəln/
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Verb
humpeln (weak, third-person singular present humpelt, past tense humpelte, past participle gehumpelt, auxiliary sein or haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | humpeln | ||||
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present participle | humpelnd | ||||
past participle | gehumpelt | ||||
auxiliary | sein or haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich humple ich humpele ich humpel |
wir humpeln | i | ich humpele ich humple |
wir humpeln |
du humpelst | ihr humpelt | du humpelest du humplest |
ihr humpelet ihr humplet | ||
er humpelt | sie humpeln | er humpele er humple |
sie humpeln | ||
preterite | ich humpelte | wir humpelten | ii | ich humpelte1 | wir humpelten1 |
du humpeltest | ihr humpeltet | du humpeltest1 | ihr humpeltet1 | ||
er humpelte | sie humpelten | er humpelte1 | sie humpelten1 | ||
imperative | humple (du) humpel (du) humpele (du) |
humpelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hompelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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